It is vital to escape the standard binary debates of state versus market or public versus private ownership.
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Michael Olenick: How Biden Could Tackle the Student Loan Crisis
Biden could resort to a simple bankruptcy fix for the student loan mess. But would he?
The Mnuchin-Powell Affair Over the Fed’s “Special Purpose Vehicles” in Dollars & Effects
The Treasury and Fed set up junk-buying SPV programs The unwind is oddly controversial given that they never should have been created.
College Presidents Fail to Mobilize to Protect Students from Covid-19
A missed opportunity in the universities
Regulating Fintech in Europe: Lessons from the Collapse of Wirecard
Since Fintech companies can be very complex, their oversight requires understanding their business model and combining regulation and supervision based on both entities and activities.
Reply from Authors of “To Save the Economy, Save People First” Regarding “Lockdowns Work”
More on lockdowns as a core response to community spread of Covid-19.
Don’t Depend on Wall Street for Renewable Energy Investment
Why Big Finance is part of the energy problem, not the solution.
The Impact of the New Asian Trade Mega-Deal on the European Union
Even though the econnomic impact ot the new Asian trade pact seems limited, Europeans see it as a geopolitical Big Deal.
Insurance Companies Flag “Driver Disengagement” as Factor in Robot Car Safety
The irony of automation….
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/20/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
You and I May Never Summit Everest But Microplastics Already Have
Microsplastics have been found on the summit of Mount Everest; Seems no place, even earth’s most remote locations, is witout this scourge.
Fear of Flying Is a COVID-Era Conundrum
Airlines say it’s safe to fly during the Covid pandemic. Is it?
